Pearson (PSO) Total Debt (2009 - 2025)
Pearson's Total Debt was -$1.98 billion in the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025, compared with -$404.3 million a year earlier.
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Pearson (PSO) Total Debt (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
As of Dec 31, 2025, Total Debt at Pearson came in at -$1.97 billion.
- In earlier years, Total Debt was -$402.66 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 and -$93.29 million in the year ended Dec 31, 2023.
- The figure for the quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 marks the lowest quarterly Total Debt in data going back to the quarter ended Dec 31, 2009.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Total Debt (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 6.61 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 19.92 Bn |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | 1.99 Bn |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 9.32 Bn |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.84 Bn | 8.84 Bn | - | 13.66 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.17 Bn | - | 7.08 Bn |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.86 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 11.41 Bn |
| 10 | Versant Media | 4.65 Bn | 874.58 Mn | 715.00 Mn | 2.93 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.25 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2020 | -1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 913.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 54.07 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -3.03 Bn |
| Jul 24, 2015 | -2.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -2.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -2.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -3.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -3.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -2.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | -3.94 Bn |
API Access
Pearson Total Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "total-debt", "ticker": "PSO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=total-debt&ticker=PSO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();